Open Societies: India signed off on a joint statement by G-7 and guest countries on “open societies”. The ‘Open Societies Statement’ was adopted at the end of an G7 outreach session titled ‘Building Back Together—Open Societies and Economies’, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi was invited as a lead speaker. The joint statement was signed by […]
Category: Important Organisations
NATO Summit Was Held Recently In Brussels
NATO Summit Was Held Recently In Brussels: NATO Summit was held recently in Brussels. It brought together the leaders of all 30 Allied nations. The heads of the NATO countries said they “remain firmly committed to NATO’s founding Washington Treaty, including that an attack against one Ally shall be considered an attack against us all, […]
President Of United Nations General Assembly For 2021-22.
President Of The 76th Session Of The United Nations (UN) General Assembly (GA) For 2021-22.: The Maldives’ Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid was elected the President of the 76th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly (GA) for 2021-22. The win was welcomed by India as Indian diplomats had been helping the Maldives and India […]
United Nations Economic And Social Council, ECOSOC
United Nations Economic And Social Council, ECOSOC: India has been elected to the United Nations Economic and Social Council, ECOSOC for the term 2022-24. The UN Charter established ECOSOC in 1945 as one of the six main organs of the United Nations. The Council consists of 54 Member States, which are elected yearly by the […]
United Nations General Assembly
The United Nations General Assembly: India has decided to vote in support of Maldives’ Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid in the election of the President of the United Nations General Assembly. This time the UNGA head will be chosen from the Asia-Pacific grouping. Asia- Pacific group of the UN: Consists of 53 Member States and is […]
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: The Union Cabinet of India has approved the ratification of an Agreement on “Cooperation in the field of Mass Media” between all the Member States of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. The Agreement was signed in June, 2019. The SCO is a permanent intergovernmental international organisation. It is a Eurasian political, economic, and security […]
Steadfast Defender 21 War Games: NATO
Steadfast Defender 21 war games: North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) is organizing “Steadfast Defender 21 war games” military exercises in Europe as tensions with Russia increases. In the war names, NATO troops, warships, and dozens of aircraft are taking part. Military exercises are taking place across the Atlantic, through Europe, and into the Black Sea […]
What Are Sherpas? BRICS
What Are Sherpas? BRICS: The second BRICS Sherpas’ and Sous Sherpas’ meeting was conducted to discuss preparations for scheduled meeting of BRICS Foreign Ministers on 1st June. The BRICS Sherpas’ and Sous Sherpas’ meeting was convened under India’s Chair-ship from 25th to 28th of May. During the meeting, BRICS partners negotiated key deliverables for India’s […]
Enforced Or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID)
Enforced Or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID): Since the coup in Myanmar, the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) has received reports of enforced disappearances from the family members of victims. Many Asian regimes are using enforced disappearances as a tool to suppress the people. An enforced disappearance occurs when a person is […]
New Development Bank (NDB)
New Development Bank (NDB): Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has urged the New Development Bank (NDB) to consider working closely with India’s new development financing institution for funding infrastructure. NDB has so far approved 18 projects in India, including emergency loans of $2 billion to support health spending and economic recovery in the […]
